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There is some positive to all of the allegations of corruption. The republicans have a window of opportunity for change in govt, which I sceptically feel they will squander, and John Thune will have another opportunity to run for the senate, against perhaps a weakened tommy two tongues.

The state of South Dakota, will remain a political anachronism and an embarrasment to the republican party unable to figure out how to get a republican in the senate despite the apparent stupidity of the present two holders of seats in that body of corrupt power brokers, and having a majority of republican registrants vs democrat.

Another and far more important issue is that of third party votes which were a far larger issue than the indian vote in determining who the winner would be. Curt Evans, the Libertarian candidate, dropped out of the race for the senate, weeks before the election specifically because the election was going to be close, but still garnered over 3000 votes for his non-candidacy.

One need not ask the question why. I think now that I have actually seen it in print, that one of the third party platforms is as a spoiler for those who think they can be wishy washy republicans and hope to garner the "principled" vote. Had someone bothered to take those voters into account and magically not P O'd other voters, it might have been a different outcome. We won't know till next time.

Has the political process become so confused as to have to offer everything to everyone to have a chance at winning? If so, there are just too damn many unprincipled voters, and IMHO that is the height of voter fraud. I am still waiting to cast my vote for the poor schmuck who is willing to run on the principle of I ain't doing nothin for nobody that involves trashing the Constitution to do it. Even Ron Paul lost, and I believe he is probably the last Constitutionalist in the house.